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Sunday 18 February 2018European TourYear in Review
Luiten wins NBO Oman Open
Al Mouj Golf, Muscat, Oman · Thursday 15 to Sunday 18 February 2018 · Joost Luiten’s win no. 6 on the European Tour · purse $1,750,000 USD · NBO
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
11 h 16 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 54° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R129°/22°C · wind 12 km/h NE, gusts 32 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R231°/20°C · wind 12 km/h E, gusts 29 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R332°/21°C · wind 13 km/h ESE, gusts 31 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R433°/22°C · wind 14 km/h ESE, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Chris Wood ENG · 274Tied with Luiten at 15 under late on; drove into the hazard on the 17th and bogeyed while Luiten holed a 30-footer for birdie at the 16th, a two-shot swing. NBO Oman Open 2018 - Golf Today
138 started, 69 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
NBO Oman Open
Al Mouj Golf, Al Mouj Golf, Muscat, Oman
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Joost Luiten
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Today's Golfer (European Tour interview)
19 February 2018
This is why you play golf, to hold trophies,
Golf Today (AP)
18 February 2018
I played poorly for six or eight months. Would have never thought I would have put myself into contention. And when you do, you feel gutted when you don’t win.
Today's Golfer (European Tour interview)
19 February 2018
I need to win another couple to get into the Ryder Cup Team but it’s a great start to the year for me.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joost Luiten | 72 · 66 · 66 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
| 2 | Chris Wood | 70 · 66 · 69 · 69 | 274 | −14 |
| 3 | Julien Guerrier | 69 · 69 · 66 · 71 | 275 | −13 |
| T4 | Jorge Campillo | 73 · 70 · 66 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T4 | Seung-su Han | 70 · 69 · 70 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T4 | Alexander Levy | 71 · 69 · 67 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| T7 | Robert Rock | 69 · 71 · 69 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T7 | Fabrizio Zanotti | 68 · 71 · 70 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T9 | Benjamin Hebert | 72 · 70 · 69 · 68 | 279 | −9 |
| T9 | Stephen Gallacher | 74 · 67 · 68 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| T9 | Matthew Southgate | 65 · 70 · 69 · 75 | 279 | −9 |
The golfer
born 1986-01-07, Bleiswijk, Netherlands; NED; turned pro 2006; age 32 that week; tour wins to date: 6; majors to date: 0; world No. 90 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile); Golf Today (AP) round 3: 'The 90th-ranked Luiten').
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet